Poll: Has Josh Charles killed career with ‘Good Wife’ exit?

Is he destined to go the way of Dan Stevens? (Below: Vote in our poll about what will happen to Charles career-wise.)

That British actor refused to re-up with “Downton Abbey,” forcing creator Julian Fellowes to kill off his character in the third season finale. While this import continues to score record ratings for PBS and be a major player at the Emmys, Stevens has since seen his star wane.

Charles may also wish he had been more mindful of the career trajectory of his “Good Wife” leading lady Julianna Margulies. Remember, she experienced some setbacks after exiting “ER” in 2000 at the end of its sixth season. Indeed, her first series after that — “Canterbury Law” — was axed by Fox in 2008 after just six episodes.

Charles scored an Emmy nod back in 2011, losing to Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”).This year, Dinklage is in second place with odds of 4/1 behind Aaron Paul(“Breaking Bad“), who has odds of 2/1 to add a third trophy to the ones he picked up in 2010 and 2012. Paul’s co-star Dean Norris is in third at 15/2 while Oscar champ (8/1) and Mandy Patinkin (“Homeland“) is in fifth with odds of 10/1.

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2 thoughts on “Poll: Has Josh Charles killed career with ‘Good Wife’ exit?”

I think Josh Charles is really smart. He’s a great actor, really good looking, and he milked every last bit out of Will Gardner. A perfect time to step away. I think his future is as bright as he (and his agent) wants it to be.

I think this was a good move on his part. He wasn’t getting as much recognition as he should have been on the good wife. Now everybody is talking about him.He is extremely talented and he deserves a lead role on a cable show.